| Lady Bird Johnson  AKA Claudia Alta Taylor
Born: 22-Dec-1912
Birthplace: Karnack, TX
Died: 11-Jul-2007
Location of death: Austin, TX
Cause of death: Natural Causes
Remains: Buried, Family cemetery, LBJ Ranch, Gillespie County, TX
Gender: Female
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: First Lady
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Wife of US President Lyndon Baines Johnson Claudia Alta Taylor was born in the family mansion, and one of the maids said she was as cute as a Lady Bird. The name stuck. Lady Bird was five years old when her mother died, and she was raised by her father, aunt, and the family servants. In 1934, she met Lyndon B. Johnson, who was then Congressman Richard M. Kleberg's secretary. Lyndon and Lady Bird were married five months later, and two years after that Lyndon was elected to Congress. The Johnsons purchased Austin radio station KTBC with Lady Bird's inheritance, added a TV station, and were soon quite wealthy. During the 1960s, while Lyndon was stoking the Vietnam war and blacks and women were demanding their rights, Lady Bird established the First Lady's Committee for a More Beautiful Capital. Later she championed the $320-million Highway Beautification Bill, to eliminate roadside billboards and junkyards. Father: Thomas Jefferson Taylor ("dealer in everything," said his store's sign)
Mother: Minnie Patillo
Husband: Lyndon B. Johnson (b. 27-Aug-1908; m. 17-Nov-1934; d. 22-Jan-1973)
Daughter: Lynda Bird Johnson (b. 19-Mar-1944)
Daughter: Luci Baines Johnson (b. 2-Jul-1947)
High School: Marshall Senior High School, Marshall, TX (1928)
University: St. Mary's Episcopal School for Girls
University: BA Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin (1933)
University: BA Journalism, University of Texas at Austin (1934)
Member of the Board of Texas Commerce Bank (1977)
amfAR National Council
Kennedy Center Honorary Chair
National Geographic Society trustee emeritus
Congressional Gold Medal 1988
Presidential Medal of Freedom 10-Jan-1977
Peabody for "A Visit to Washington with Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson on Behalf of a More Beautiful America" (1966)
Secret Service Codename Victoria
Miscarriage three
Stroke Aug-1993
Fainted Apr-1995
Stroke May-2002
Risk Factors: Blindness
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